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one description, and the remainder by another description of Btsi, which 

 incongruity arose from the practice of former Rajas, of doubling or other- 

 wise augmenting the nominal rulcba of rent-free land in the deed of grant. 

 Such encreased rukba became, from that time, permanently enrolled and fixed 

 in the record. A further mode of calculation is, by the estimated produce 

 of land in hilkas, or sheaves, the number of which ought to correspond with 

 the number of Nalis in each but. 



It will now be sufficient to detail the different denominations in use in 

 Kamaon, with their computed contents, without entering into further expla- 

 nation. 



Jula, various rr 12 9 6 and 3 Bisis. 



Bhara, r: ... 2| Bisis. 



All, = ... 21 Bisis. 



Bisa, = ... 4> Bisis, 



Ans, =: ... 1 Bisi. 



Nail, = ... ^ Bisi. 



Taka, = ... ^ Bisi. 



Masa, = ... f Bisi. 



Rini, = ... 1 Bisi. 



In the Bhd'war, actual measurement is used, and the calculation is made 

 either in Bighas or Hothas. The former corresponds to the Bigha of the 

 plains, the latter contains I6OO square paces. 



Another mode of computation is by the plough of two yoke of bulloclcs, 

 twenty being required for one Bisa : a plough of land contains the quantity 

 which can be turned in one day. 



In Gerlmalt the only denomination in use is the Jula^ which is divided 



